So Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wanting to disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their [own] country by another route.

But [when he] heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the regions of Galilee.

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River [as they] confessed their sins.

And who among you, [by] being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span?

And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep.

But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against [it].

But Jesus looked at [them] [and] said to them, "With human beings this is impossible, but with God all [things] [are] possible."

And unless those days had been shortened, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

And {when he was being accused} by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.

And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled [with water].

And he saw them being beaten in their rowing because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he was wanting to pass by them.

for he was teaching his disciples and was telling them, "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And [when he] is killed, after three days he will rise."

Jesus looked at them [and] said, "With human beings [it is] impossible, but not with God. For all [things] [are] possible with God."

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.

And he came the third [time] and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

[that] we, being rescued from the hand of [our] enemies, could serve him without fear

And Jesus, [when he] began [his ministry], was himself about thirty years [old], being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the [son] of Eli,

forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and [when] they were completed, he was hungry.

And as he approached the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, his mother's only son, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

and [as] they were sailing, he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger.

And which of you [by] being anxious is able to add an hour to his life span?

And [when] he said these [things], all those who opposed him were humiliated, and the whole crowd was rejoicing at all the splendid things that were being done by him.

they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed [them] all.

And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.

For I tell you that this that is written must be fulfilled in me: 'And he was counted with the criminals.' For indeed, [what is written] about me {is being fulfilled}."

And being in anguish, he began praying more fervently and his sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.]]

All [things] came into being through him, and apart from him not one [thing] came into being that has come into being.

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him.

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.

So the Samaritan woman said to him, "How do you, being a Jew, ask from me [water] to drink, [since I] am a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

Now [when they] heard [it], being convicted by their conscience, they began to depart, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone--and the woman who was in [their] midst.

(Now he did not say this from himself, but being high priest in that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when [her] child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.

And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total [of] those who were being saved.

And a certain man was being carried who was lame {from birth}. {He} was placed every day at the gate of the temple called "Beautiful," [so that he] could ask for charitable gifts from those who were going into the temple [courts].

if we are being examined today concerning a good deed [done to] a sick man--by what [means] this man was healed--

and placing [them] at the feet of the apostles. And it was being distributed to each as anyone had need.

Now many signs and wonders were being performed among the people through the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico.

And even more believers in the Lord were being added, large numbers of both men and women,

And the people of the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, who were all being healed.

Now in these days, [as] the disciples were increasing [in number], a complaint arose by the {Greek-speaking Jews} against the {Hebraic Jews} because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution [of food].

And [when he] saw one of them being unjustly harmed, he defended [him] and {avenged} the one who had been oppressed [by] striking down the Egyptian.

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven [and] saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to what was being said by Philip, [as] they heard [him] and saw the signs that he was performing.

But when they believed Philip [as he] was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.

And as they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?"

Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing [in numbers].

And he saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down to the earth by its four corners,

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision--an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.

Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.

And he went out [and] was following [him]. And he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but was thinking [he] was seeing a vision.

But [when] the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul [by] reviling [him].

but Paul chose Silas [and] departed, [after] being commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.

So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were growing in number every day.

And a certain woman {named} Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened {her} heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.

And [when they] had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,

And they took hold of him [and] brought [him] to the Areopagus, saying, "May we learn what [is] this new teaching being proclaimed by you?

the God who made the world and all the things in it. This one, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,

Therefore, [because we] are offspring of God, we ought not to think the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought.

This man had been instructed [in] the way of the Lord, and being enthusiastic in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the [things] about Jesus, [although he] knew only the baptism of John.

For indeed we are in danger of being accused of rioting concerning today, [since there] is no cause in relation to which we will be able to give an account concerning this disorderly gathering!" And [when he] had said these [things], he dismissed the assembly.

And a certain young man {named} Eutychus who was sitting in the window was sinking into a deep sleep [while] Paul was conversing at length. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

"I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all [of] you are today.

And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.'

But on the next day, [because he] wanted to know the true [reason] why he was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble, and he brought down Paul [and] had [him] stand before them.

Now [when] Paul realized that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted out in the Sanhedrin, "Men [and] brothers! I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead!"

other than concerning this one declaration that I shouted [while] standing there before them: 'I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead!'"

Then Festus replied [that] Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and [he] himself was about to go [there] in a short time.

to which our twelve tribes hope to attain as [they] earnestly serve [him] night and day. Concerning this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king!

which I also did in Jerusalem, and not only did I lock up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, but also [when] they were being executed, I cast [my] vote against [them].

And when the fourteenth night had come, [as] we were being driven in the Adriatic Sea about the middle of the night, the sailors suspected {they were approaching some land}.

But falling into a place of crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground. And the bow stuck fast [and] stayed immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence.

And [after] this had taken place, the rest of those on the island who had diseases were coming and being healed also.

So being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave [after] Paul made one statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,

First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.

For from the creation of the world, his invisible [attributes], both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God with the likeness of an image of mortal human beings and birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greediness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence. [They are] gossipers,

[There will be] affliction and distress for every {human being} who does evil, of the Jew first and of the Greek,

May it never be! But let God be true but every human being a liar, just as it is written, "In order that you may be justified in your words, and may prevail when you are judged."

But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified about by the law and the prophets--

being justified as a gift by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,

And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body as good as dead, [because he] was approximately a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

and being fully convinced that what he had promised, he was also able to do.

knowing that Christ, [because he] has been raised from the dead, is going to die no more, death no longer being master over him.

Just as it is written, "On account of you we are being put to death the whole day [long]; we are considered as sheep for slaughter."

being devoted to one another in brotherly love, esteeming one another [more highly] in honor,

not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,

rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer,

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Was anyone called [after] being circumcised? He must not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? He must not become circumcised.

But this knowledge [is] not in everyone. But some, being accustomed until now to the idol, eat [this food] as food sacrificed to idols, and their conscience, [because it] is weak, is defiled.

But [if we] are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined, in order that we will not be condemned with the world.

by which you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the message I proclaimed to you, unless you believed to no purpose.